This year our family has been so blessed to be part of a group that receives fruit in season from a wholesaler. Our first batch of scrumptious goodies came a few days ago- cherries!
With a total of 8 full bags of cherries, some cherry recipes were in order. But first,we would need to de-pit the cherries we wanted to freeze for later.
Mom ran to get a de-pitter at a kitchen outlet near us while I started pulling stems off. After three bags of cherries, the white bowl used for mixing was overflowing-and we still had 5 bags left!
The de-pitter arrived and I proceeded to de-pit the cherries. I must have been going a bit too fast, because after about the 20th one, the de-pitter sprung open and broke.
Whoops!
So, there Mom goes back to the kitchen store to get a new, non-breaking cherry pitter.
Lillie and Ruthie both helped after that, and the process sped up quite a bit.
We were a bit unsure of what to do with these cherries, so neighbors and family were handed bags. :)
The rest of the bags are slowly being eaten down by our family. We are considering making a cherry flat pie. Anyone know of a good recipe for those?
Until Thursday, friends!
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